Social epidemiology of early adolescent nutrition
Sociodemographic disparities in diet quality have been studied, but none have explored sociodemographic associations with specific food groups and components (e.g., different types of fat) in early adolescence. In this demographically diverse sample of 10-13-year-old early adolescents in the US, we found sociodemographic disparities in dietary intake across various food groups. Most notably, male sex, racial and ethnic minority status, lower household income, and lower parental education were associated with less fruit and vegetable consumption and more added sugars.
Authors
- Alexander M. Testa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8686-9115)
- Fiona C. Baker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9602-6165)
- R Bethene Ervin
- Holly C. Gooding (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3145-5791)
- Andrea K. Garber (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7563-0651)
- Abubakr A A Al-Shoaibi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6513-9984)
- Richard Kinh Gian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6554-0310)
- Jason M. Nagata (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6541-0604)
- Jennifer Wong
- Kyle T. Ganson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3889-3716)
- Anil Mehta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9867-151X)
- Sydnie K. Domingue
- Christiane K. Helmer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-2935-382X)
- T.S. Diep
Institutions
- SRI International (US)
- Emory University (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- University of the Witwatersrand (ZA)
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pediatric Research
- Published
- 2025-01-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41390-025-03838-z
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.64